Outbreaks involving antibiotic-resistant salmonella on meat in recent years:
— December 2011 — A Maine-based grocery chain recalls fresh ground beef after Salmonella Typhimurium sickens people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 people are ill so far, including seven who were hospitalized.
— November 2011 — Chicken livers tainted with Salmonella Heidelberg sicken 179 people in six states. “Kosher broiled chicken livers” are recalled by Schreiber Processing Corp.
— August 2011 — Ground turkey contaminated with Salmonella Heidelberg sickens 136 people in 34 states, including Colorado. One death is reported. Cargill Meat Solutions recalls 36 million pounds of ground turkey.
— April 2011 — Twelve people in 10 states, including Colorado, are sickened by Salmonella Hadar in turkey burgers sold at Sam’s Club. Three were hospitalized. Jennie-O Turkey Store recalls 54,960 pounds of turkey burgers.
— November 2009 — Cargill recalls more than 20,000 pounds of ground beef because of potential contamination with Salmonella Newport. Two illnesses are reported.
— June 2009 — Forty people in nine states, including 21 in Colorado, are sickened by Salmonella Newport-tainted ground beef. More than 800,000 pounds of beef are linked to the outbreak.
— November 2007 — Ground beef sold by Safeway makes 43 people ill in five states. The culprit is Salmonella Newport.
Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Marler-Clark law firm
